The Dayton Flight Factory: The Wright Brothers & the Birth of Aviation
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- English
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The Dayton Flight Factory: The Wright Brothers & the Birth of Aviation
About This Book
The Wright brothers are known around the world as the inventors of the airplane. But few people know Wilbur and Orville invented the airplane in Dayton, Ohio--their hometown--not in North Carolina, where they tested it. Efforts to preserve historic places in the Dayton region where the Wright brothers lived and worked are paying off. Today, you can stroll the Wright brothers' neighborhood, see the original 1905 Wright Flyer III and walk the prairie where they flew it. A project to restore the Wright brothers' factory--the first American factory built to produce airplanes--will complete the picture. In this book, author Timothy R. Gaffney uses historical research and today's aviation heritage sites to retell the story of the Wright brothers from a hometown perspective.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. At Home in Dayton
- 2. Wings in a Bicycle Shop
- 3. On Huffman Prairie
- 4. The Wright Flyer III
- 5. Down to Business
- 6. The Flight Factory
- 7. Storming the Sky
- 8. Wilburâs Death
- 9. Orvilleâs Company
- 10. Reclaiming Heritage
- 11. Wright Sites
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author